You will complete your Excel Lessons and Exam on SIMnet. While exploring this application, you will begin to develop your spreadsheet for Assignment #5. Using a spreadsheet application, you will design a spreadsheet to demonstrate your knowledge. You will use the application to best meet your needs. You might create a program budget, inventory, statistics, and workout achievements. Be sure to insert a title on the spreadsheet with your program name and your name.
After viewing more resources about Web 2.0 and School 2.0, you are going to articulate the role these play in your vocation.
Week 5 Lesson Activities
Complete the required Microsoft Excel lessons (100 questions/activities) on SIMnet. Upon completion of the Excel simulation lessons, complete the Excel Exam (60 questions) on SIMnet. Your instructor will log into SIMnet to view your score.
Begin planning/working on your Spreadsheet assignment (Assignment #5).
Question Frame for Week 5: Your posting should clearly include two aspects:
How you might use Web 2.0 tools to deliver content to athletes, coaches, administrators, etc.
Using Web 2.0 tools to connect, communicate, and collaborate with others as a professional.
Consider the following as you develop these two aspects in your posting:
What role does Web 2.0 play in the role of communication and collaboration? What are some ways educators/athletic directors can use social networks to connect with like-minded people professionally and with their students?
If you are currently using technology to connect and collaborate with others, what technology resources are you currently using to connect and collaborate with others for ideas, resources, etc. (other than email). What benefits have you received from being a part of this environment?
Explore several social networking/professional networking sites listed in the Wiki or ones recommended by your cohort members. Which sites would you most likely participate in for professional growth or as a resource? Explain why. What benefits would you expect to receive from being a part of this environment?
Begin planning your Web 2.0 Final Project. SIMnet Assignment
School 2.0 and Web 2.0/Connecting and Collaborating (Professional Learning Networks)
Required Videos, Articles, and Resources
With the invention of Web 2.0, the classroom walls are down and everyone has a chance to communicate and collaborate with people throughout the world. Explore the following resources to learn more about web tools that can help you as a professional grow your own professional learning network. Then explore websites that give you the ability to connect your students with people throughout the world to communicate and collaborate on a variety of projects. Intel has produced a very extensive listing of Online Collaboration Tools as part of their Intel Teach program. It provides numerous suggestions as to how educators might incorporate these tools. Discovery Education also has a collection Web 2.0 tools on their Web 2012 site.
Required Links for School 2.0 and Web 2.0
School 2.0 -- Tim Magner (4:29) What is School 2.0 and how does Web 2.0 fit in? Develop an understanding for these concepts.
Below are some great Sample Web 2.0 tools you need to look at. This will give you an overview of the Web 2.0 / School 2.0 concept. (There are many others you may want to investigate--simply do a web search on web 2.0 or school 2.0 and you will find lots of lists and you may find exactly the tool that fits what you want to accomplish). This should be the week you work on identifying the web 2.0 tool that you will use for your final project.
Nings in the classroom
The Ning Network is no longer free. Ning has partnered with Pearson to provide a Mini-Ning to teachers. The concepts in the video above are great concepts, you may want to consider one of the other free educational social networks to implement.
SMART’s recently launched online community for educators who want to share information, connect with colleagues and collaborate on various topics. The SMART Exchange now allows members to upload lesson activities and learning resources. The new feature was added in response to teacher requests. To keep content organized and easy to find, community members can tag their lesson activities by subject, grade level and keyword. They can also add comments and ratings.
NING organized for SMART Board users. "All SMART Board educators, unite! Let's share ideas, tips, and lesson files and collaborate to maximize our students' learning."
Educational resource center for downloadable SMART Notebook files, templates, gallery resources, and lessons. This site also includes blog and forum for posting questions and comments. (Must register)
Community to find and share ideas about visual learning, Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration®. Includes downloadable files and ability to upload files.
Connect with other PLC practitioners by sharing insights, offering tips and asking questions because open dialogue is the key to any professional learning community.
Online community of educators and families built to share information and gain insights on the effective implementation of RTI. Includes RTI blog, discussion boards, voices from the field
This network is meant to be a meeting place for teachers (k-HED, SPED to Gifted), parents, Education Professionals, etc. to share resources for Response to Intervention and Universal Design for Learning. You must log into LinkedIn to view the group.
Microsoft Excel 2016 - Web 2.0/School 2.0
Week 5 Introduction
You will complete your Excel Lessons and Exam on SIMnet. While exploring this application, you will begin to develop your spreadsheet for Assignment #5. Using a spreadsheet application, you will design a spreadsheet to demonstrate your knowledge. You will use the application to best meet your needs. You might create a program budget, inventory, statistics, and workout achievements. Be sure to insert a title on the spreadsheet with your program name and your name.
After viewing more resources about Web 2.0 and School 2.0, you are going to articulate the role these play in your vocation.
Week 5 Lesson Activities
Question Frame for Week 5: Your posting should clearly include two aspects:
Consider the following as you develop these two aspects in your posting:
Begin planning your Web 2.0 Final Project.
SIMnet Assignment
What's New in Microsoft Excel 2016:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-and-improved-in-Office-2016-for-Office-365-95c8d81d-08ba-42c1-914f-bca4603e1426
School 2.0 and Web 2.0/Connecting and Collaborating (Professional Learning Networks)Required Videos, Articles, and Resources
With the invention of Web 2.0, the classroom walls are down and everyone has a chance to communicate and collaborate with people throughout the world. Explore the following resources to learn more about web tools that can help you as a professional grow your own professional learning network. Then explore websites that give you the ability to connect your students with people throughout the world to communicate and collaborate on a variety of projects. Intel has produced a very extensive listing of Online Collaboration Tools as part of their Intel Teach program. It provides numerous suggestions as to how educators might incorporate these tools. Discovery Education also has a collection Web 2.0 tools on their Web 2012 site.
Required Links for School 2.0 and Web 2.0
School 2.0 -- Tim Magner (4:29) What is School 2.0 and how does Web 2.0 fit in? Develop an understanding for these concepts.
Below are some great Sample Web 2.0 tools you need to look at. This will give you an overview of the Web 2.0 / School 2.0 concept. (There are many others you may want to investigate--simply do a web search on web 2.0 or school 2.0 and you will find lots of lists and you may find exactly the tool that fits what you want to accomplish). This should be the week you work on identifying the web 2.0 tool that you will use for your final project.
Wikis
Explanation
Wikis in Plain English
PB Wiki-What is a Wiki
PB Wiki-How to Use as a Collaborative Tool
Online Collaborative Editing Resources
Google Docs
Explanation
Google Docs in Plain English
Voicethread
Explanation
What is a Voicethread Anyway?
Introduction to Using Voicethread
Collaborize Classroom
Overview and Example of use
Collaborize Classroom Example
Blogging, Webcasting, and Podcasting
Explanation and Application
Blogs in Plain English
Article:
Blogging: It's Elementary My Dear Watson
Class Blogmeister Introduction
Podcasting in Plain English
Class Blogmeister Initial Setup (Optional Link)
Edmodo
Designed for the education environment
Social Networking
Explanation
Social Networks in Plain English
NINGS
Explanation
Nings in the classroom
The Ning Network is no longer free. Ning has partnered with Pearson to provide a Mini-Ning to teachers. The concepts in the video above are great concepts, you may want to consider one of the other free educational social networks to implement.
Second Life
A Brief Introduction to Second Life 4:27
Second Life registration site
Twitter
Twitter
What I Wish I Knew Before Using Twitter
Twitter in Plain English
If You Were On Twitter
Find Others to Follow-Twitter 4 Teachers
-- A collection of articles about using Twitter as part of your PLN and lots of great suggestions of educators to follow Mr. Tweet
50 Education Leaders Worth Following on Twitter
25 Ways to Teach With Twitter
Linked In--Social/Professional Network
Adding Slideshare Presentation to Linked In
Tapped In
Social Media
Awesome Online Lectures for Social Media Masters
Dweeber Provides Social Network for Homework Collaboration
50 Tools and Tricks to Revolutionize Your Notetaking
Connecting Students
Classrooms Connecting for Collaborative Projects/Sharing
ePALS-Student Collaborative Projects
Global School House - Internet Projects Registry
iEARN -Interactive Curriculum-Based Projects
Journey North -Home of Several High Quality Collaborative Projects
My Big Campus -- Part of Lightspeed Systems Total Traffic Control Content Filtering Solution
Finding Voicethread Classroom Partners
Connected Classroom Project Registry